are constellations relevant? well, one of them is - good question is a specific breed of bear relevant? no grizzly? black? panda?

By Simon Downham (Beroean) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 03:04 pm:

Is Bridge relevant? noIs politics relevant? yesReligion? yes

By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 03:04 pm:

Is the story real? this one fiction? FOYI?

Was it earlier than in VIctorian times? yesIf so, could Shakespeare have heard about it? yes, and it is certain that he did know about it

Could you please look back at my questions from 2.32? sorry - here they are with the answers

By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:32 pm:

Was the bear a real, flesh-and-bone, alive animal? no

What exactly does "svv" mean? I assume it is something like "a slight objection against the term you used", am I right? I am a newbie here so please have patience with some more stupid questions of mine. that's not a stupid question Everyone asks it sooner or later, and since it was my fault for inventing the term, it is my duty to explain it. "svv" stands for "sufficiently vague values", a variation on the mathematical term "slv" for "sufficiently large values" (as in "2 + 2 = 5 for slv of 2"). It means that the term you have used is not wrong, but not precisely correct, and that exploration might help.

If "happened" is not the right word, perhaps "arrived" or "succeeded" would work better? no actual event would have taken place, for good or for evil, had there not been a bear. But a degree of - well, let us say "inappropriateness" would have pervaded the events of the puzzle.

Is the chiefly involved human also the one affected with whatever the bear may have averted? yes Is the above human a male? he was relevant? yes

By Lynne (Lynne) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 03:06 pm:

Constellations - of course.... indeed

By Alizon (Alizon) on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 03:09 pm:

Any wars relevant? no

Was the bear on a coat of arms? it was not. As you will have gathered by now, it was - and still is - a constellation of stars. To be precise, it was... well, you have two guesses